AI for human centric security

Partner: Monash University

CRP collaborators: Dr Surya Nepal, A/Prof Carsten Rudolph (Monash University) and Dr Xingliang Yang (Monash University).

Duration: 2020 – 2023

This project considers the human aspects of cyber security in the context of AI, Internet of Things and increased complexity of communication, specifically to explore security mechanisms and controls for future AI-driven IT and communication ecosystems in the view of the human user. This includes the resilience against malicious activities as well as the behaviour of non-malicious humans. Topics like adversarial behaviour of AI, explainable AI, security controls for highly connected environments (e.g. device-to-device networks in 5G), cultural and social differences in perception and behaviour, human understanding of secure provenance of data, as well as international and global effects of technical development.

To bridge the gap between technical cyber security research and human aspects, the project will substantially contribute in the following areas:

Development and evaluation of building blocks and suitable security models for secure and trusted systems.
Collect evidence and identify cultural, social and organisational differences in behaviour interacting with AI systems and IoT environments.
Identify, develop and experiment with humanly understandable security controls for AI systems and other complex environments.